NOTICE OF MEETING
THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
OF THE HOUSTON COMMUNITY COLLEGE
MEETING AS A COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE
May 10, 2012
Notice is hereby given that the Board of Trustees of Houston Community College
will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Thursday, the tenth (10th) day of May,
2012, at 4:00 p.m., or after, and from day to day as required, at the HCC
Administration Building, 3100 Main, 2nd Floor in Seminar Room A, Houston, Texas.
The items listed in this Notice may be considered in any order at the discretion of
the Chair or Board and items listed for closed session may be discussed and/or
approved in open session and vice versa as permitted by law. Action Items
approved by the Committee of the Whole will be listed on the Consent Agenda at a
Regular Board Meeting.
I.
Call to Order
II.
Topics for Discussion and/or Action:
A.
III.
Facilities and Finance
1.
Change Order for Stafford Campus Renovations - Building B
(Project No. 11-38)
2.
Method of Project Delivery for Roof Replacement at 3100 Main,
System Administration Building
3.
Investment Report for Month of March 2012
4.
Monthly Finance Report for April 2012
5.
Small Business Development Program: CIP/Non- CIP Report
6.
Report on Educational Engagement in Qatar
Action and/or Report Items from Appointed and Ad Hoc
Committee(s)
A.
Audit
1.
Update on Fiscal and Compliance Review of Qatar Contract
2.
Amendment to Internal Audit Plan for 2012
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B.
C.
D.
IV.
Academic Affairs/Student Services
3.
Waiver of Tuition and Fees for PREP 0100 for Summer 2012
Course Sections
4.
Course Fee for ENGL 1301 Students at Northwest College
5.
GED Testing Fee
6.
Services Contract Between HISD and HCC for the Houston
Innovative Learning Zone (HILZ) Project
7.
Report on International Travel to Salzburg, Austria for the
International Study Programs of the Salzburg Global Seminar
8.
Report on International Travel of the Horticulture Club to Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam
9.
Report on International Travel to Salvador Bahia, Brazil for the
US-Brazil Connect Community College Fellowship
Board Governance
10.
Black History Gala Resolution of Support
11.
Office of General Counsel Contract Protocol Policy
12.
Proposed Revisions to Board Bylaws
Budget
13.
Amend Operating Budget (Unrestricted Funds) for 2011-2012 to
Appropriate Additional Funding for Internal Audit Department
14.
Amend Operating Budget (Unrestricted Funds) for 2011-2012 to
Appropriate Additional Funding for Purchasing Department
Adjournment to closed or executive session pursuant to
Texas Government Code Sections 551.071; 551.072; and
551.074, the Open Meetings Act, for the following purposes:
A.
Litigation and Legal Matters
1. Consultation with legal counsel concerning matters on which the
attorney’s duty to the System under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of
Professional Conduct clearly conflicts with the Texas Open
Meetings Laws
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2. Consultation with General Counsel on Pending Legal Matters
B.
Personnel Matters
1. Deliberate the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment,
duties, leave, discipline, contract status, or dismissal or to hear
complaints or charges against the chancellor, employees or board
members
C.
Real Estate and Property Matters
1. Deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property
for Agenda items if deliberation in an open meeting would have a
detrimental effect on negotiations:
Reconvene in Open Meeting
V.
Consider Approval of Agenda Items, Including Closed
Session Matters
VI.
Additional Closed or Executive Session Authority
If, during the course of the meeting covered by this Notice, the Board should
determine that a closed or executive meeting or session of the Board should
be held or is required in relation to any items included in this Notice, then
such closed or executive meeting or session as authorized by Section
551.001 et seq. of the Texas Government Code (the Open Meetings Act)
will be held by the Board at that date, hour and place given in this Notice or
as soon after the commencement of the meeting covered by the Notice as
the Board June conveniently meet in such closed or executive meeting or
session concerning any and all subjects and for any and all purposes
permitted by Sections 551.071 through 551.086, inclusive, of the Open
Meetings Act, including, but not limited to:
Section 551.071 – For the purpose of a private consultation with the Board’s
attorney on any or all subjects or matters authorized by law.
Section 551.072 – For the purpose of discussing the purchase, exchange,
lease or value of real property.
Section 551.073 – For the purpose of considering a negotiated contract for
a prospective gift or donation.
Section 551.074 – For the purpose of considering the appointment,
employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline or dismissal of a
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public officer or employee or to hear complaints or charges against a public
officer or employee.
Section 551.076 – To consider the deployment or specific occasions for
implementation of security personnel or devices.
Section 551.082 – For the purpose of considering discipline of a student or
to hear a complaint by an employee against another employee if the
complaint or charge directly results in a need for a hearing.
Section 551.084 – For the purpose of excluding a witness or witnesses from
a hearing during examination of another witness.
Should any final action, final decision, or final vote be required in the opinion
of the Board with regard to any matter considered in such closed or
executive meeting or session, then such final action, final decision, or final
vote shall be at either:
VII.
A.
The open meeting covered by this Notice upon the reconvening of
the public meeting, or
B.
At a subsequent public meeting of the Board upon notice thereof,
as the Board shall determine.
Adjournment
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CERTIFICATE OF POSTING OR GIVING NOTICE
On this
7th
day of
May
, 2012, at or before 4:00 p.m., this
Notice was posted at a place convenient to the public and readily accessible at all
times to the general public at the following locations: (1) the Administration Building
of the Houston Community College System, 3100 Main, First Floor, Houston,
Texas 77002; (2) the Harris County Criminal Justice Center, 1201 Franklin,
Houston, Texas 77002; (3) the Fort Bend County Courthouse, 401 Jackson,
Richmond, Texas 77469; and (4) the Houston Community College website,
www.hccs.edu. The Houston Community College's public meeting notices for Fort
Bend County June be viewed after hours (i.e. between the hours of 5:30 p.m. and
7:30 a.m.) on the kiosk located on the west side of the new Fort Bend County
Courthouse (the "William B. Travis Building"), located at 309 South Fourth Street,
Richmond, Texas 77469.
Sharon R. Wright, Manager
Board Services
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